Unprotected — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking protection or defense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹətˈɛktᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹətˈɛktɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹətˈɛktɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹətˈɛktᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

protected

Word Forms

unprotectedness

noun

the property of being helpless in the face of attack

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungeschützt

es mangelt an Schutz oder Verteidigung

🇫🇷French

non protégé

manquant de protection ou de défense

🇪🇸Spanish

desprotegido

carente de protección o defensa

🇮🇹Italian

non protetto

privi di protezione o difesa

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschermd

zonder bescherming of verdediging

🇵🇹Portuguese

desprotegido

sem proteção ou defesa

🇷🇺Russian

незащищенный

отсутствие защиты или защиты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अरक्षित

सुरक्षा या बचाव का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অরক্ষিত

সুরক্ষা বা প্রতিরক্ষার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாப்பற்ற

பாதுகாப்பு அல்லது பாதுகாப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్షణ లేని

రక్షణ లేదా రక్షణ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

असुरक्षित

संरक्षण किंवा संरक्षणाचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસુરક્ષિત

સંરક્ષણ અથવા સંરક્ષણનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുരക്ഷിതമല്ലാത്ത

സംരക്ഷണമോ പ്രതിരോധമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ

ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਬਚਾਅ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر محفوظ

تحفظ یا دفاع کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不受保护的

缺乏保护或防御

🇯🇵Japanese

無防備な

保護や防御が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

보호되지 않은

보호나 방어가 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không được bảo vệ

thiếu sự bảo vệ hoặc phòng thủ

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีการป้องกัน

ขาดการป้องกันหรือการป้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak terlindung

kurang perlindungan atau pertahanan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi protektado

kulang sa proteksyon o depensa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dilindungi

kekurangan perlindungan atau pertahanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محمي

يفتقر إلى الحماية أو الدفاع

🇮🇷Persian

محافظت نشده

فاقد حفاظت یا دفاع

🇹🇷Turkish

korumasız

Koruma veya savunmadan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מוגן

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